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Step 5 - Take the First Manual Hit

When you start the calibration procedure for the TP200 Probe Changer, the ports must be emptied of all probes.

You will take the first hit on the front (vertical) face of the divider, to the right of port 3. This message box prompts you to open the lids and take the first hit:

PC-DMIS Message

Unplug the cable from the rack, open lids 3 and 4 and remove any probe from ports 3 and 4.

When ready, please take a hit on the front face of the divider between ports 3 and 4.

The hit should be taken on the lower widest portion as close as possible to the outer edge on the left-hand side next to port 3.

Prompt for the first hit

1. When you are ready to take the first measurement, click OK.

2. Remove all of the modules and styli by sliding them forward and out of the ports.
   You are prompted through the process of measuring three manual hits through a series of messages. Three hits are required to fully define the orientation of this rack in the machine’s XY plane. It is not necessary to align the rack to any single axis, as the manual hits will identify any rotation involved. Follow the prompts and take the needed hits as shown in the pictures for each hit.
   You will take the first manual hit in the XY plane on the front (vertical) face of the divider, to the right of port 3.

3. Use your machine's jog box to measure the first hit on the front (vertical) face of the divider, to the right of port 3:

Location of first manual hit during TP200 calibration

In the next step, you take the second manual hit.